Flourescent Light Bulbs

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• Subject: Flourescent Light Bulbs
• From: Adrian Bourassa <abourass-at-red-lake.lakeheadu.ca>
• Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 12:40:50 -0800
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Hello everyone.
	My name is Adrian Bourassa and I am fifteen years of age.  I've 
just completed a science project in which I took a TC outlined in a 
magazine and constructed it and then tried to modify it as such that 
would make the arcing distance longer.  I briefly explain a few of the 
interesting phenomina (sorry about the spelling) that surround Tesla 
Coils and one of those is the property that allows a flourescent light to 
be activated by just bringing it close to the assembly.  It just occured 
to me that I don't really have the answer to the question "Why does it do 
this?"  That is why I am mailing.  If anyone would mind taking the time 
to briefly (thoroughly if you like) explain this phenomina to me I would 
be greatly appreciative.  Again I'm requesting an explanation of why a 
flourescent light bulb (actually it's a long cylinder) can be activated 
(lit up) by just bringing it close to the Tesla Coil assembly.
Thank You

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